This slide will help you to comprehend noun and quantifiers in its use.

2. Noun
Proper
Noun
Name
Languages
Religion
Places
Common
Noun
Count
Noun
Non-Count
Noun

3. is the names of particular people, places, or
things.
• They are usually unique. ( only one )
• Proper nouns include : name of people,
places, languages , nationalities, religion
,courses, product brands, and time.
 Capitalize the first letter of proper noun
e.g. : The second Ra expedition was
successful.
Budi goes to Europe by Citilink Airlines.
 Exception : don’t capitalize the first letter of
the word season.
e.g. : They arrived in the spring.

4. are general words for any people, places
and things while proper nouns are
specific names of individual people,
places, things, or a title.

5. Common
Noun
Count
Noun
Non-Count
Noun

6. Count Noun are people, places, or things
that you can count separately.
e.g. :
• People : a sailor, the sailor, two sailors
• Places : an island, the island, three
islands
• Things : a pencil, the pencil, four
pencils

7. Non-count Noun
Non-count Noun are things that you cannot
count separately.
Include :
Activities, food, ideas and feeling, etc. ( p. A-4)
e.g. :
• Abstract words : courage, education, time
• Fields of study : history, biology
• Food : corn, chocolate, meat

8. Non-count Noun
• They take singular verbs and pronouns.
e.g. : Mathematic is an interesting
subject.
It was Adrian’s favorite subject
• We usually do not use a / an with them.
e.g. : A Mathematic is an interesting
subject.
Mathemathic

9. Which is the right one?
Gold - A gold – One gold
Gold - A gold – One gold

10. Non-count Noun
• Some common non-count nouns do not fit
into categories.
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• Non-count nouns have no plural forms.
e.g. : He had a lot of courage.

11. A quantifier is a word or phrase which is
used before a noun to indicate the amount
or quantity

12. • Use a few, several, and many with plural
count nouns in affirmative sentences.
e.g. :
A few team members got sick.
They experienced several large storms.
Many people worried about them.

13. Count
• A few
• Several
• many
Both
• Some
• Enough
• A lot of
• Any
Non- Count
• A little
• A great
deal of
• much

14. • Use a little , a great deal of, and much with
non-count nouns in affirmative sentences.
e.g. :
They had a little trouble with the sail.
They threw away a great deal of food.
Much planning went into this.

15. Non-count Noun Quantifiers
• In affirmative sentences, much is very formal.
e.g. :
Very formal : We saw much pollution.
Less formal : We saw a lot of pollution.

16. • BE CAREFUL !
Don’t confuse a few and a little with few and
little.
Few and little usually mean “not enough”.
e.g. :
I received a little news during the voyage.
(not a lot but enough)
I received little news during the voyage.
(not enough news)

17. • Use the quantifiers
some, enough, a lot of, and any with both
count nouns and non-count nouns.
e.g. :
We have some eggs and some honey.
Are there enough pots and enough oil ?
There was a lot of danger too.
There were a lot of good days.

18. Quantifiers in
Negative and Question Sentences
• Use any in negative sentences and questions.
e.g. :
- Negative : We didn’t see any sharks.
- Question : Is there any tea left?

19. Quantifiers in
Negative and Question Sentences
In questions and negative sentences.
• Use many with count nouns.
• Use much with non-count nouns.
e.g. :
A : How many ships did they see?
B : They didn’t see many.
A : How much cost of the ticket?

20. Quantifiers in
Negative and Question Sentences
• USAGE NOTE :
Much isn’t formal in questions and
negative sentences.
e.g. :
A : How much water did they carry?
B : They didn’t carry much.

21. Count Nouns
Article/
Number
Noun Verb
A
One sailor is
brave
The
Two sailors are
Non-count Nouns
Noun Verb
Oil
is
necessary
Sailing dangerous
Exercises !

22. Quantifiers and Count Nouns
Quantifiers Noun
I saw
Some
Enough
A lot of
Sailors.
Islands.
Boats.
A few
Several
Many
I didn’t see
Any
Enough
A lot of
Many
Quantifiers and Non-count Nouns
Quantifiers Noun
I used
Some
Enough
A lot of
Oil.
Salt.
Honey.
A little
A great deal
of
much
I didn’t use
Any
Enough
A lot of
much